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Suggested Citation:"Appendix E: Acronyms." National Research Council. 2002. The Impact of Acquisition Reform on Department of Defense Specifications and Standards for Materials and Processes: Report of the Workshop on Technical Strategies for Adoption of Commercial Materials and Processing Standards in Defense Procurement. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/10345.
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Appendix E Acronyms AMS ASTM DoD DSP EWPG Aerospace Materials Specification American Society for Testing and Materials Department of Defense Defense Standardization Program Early Warning Project Group Fecleral Aviation Administration GE General Electric ManTech (Department of Defense) Manufacturing Technology MIL-HDBK Military Handbook MiTSpec military specification NASA National Aeronautics and Space Administration NDIA National Defense Industrial Association NDT nondestructive testing NGS nongovernment standard NGSB nongovernment standards body NMAB National Materials Advisory Board NRC National Research Council OEM original equipment manufacturer PRI Performance Review Institute QPL qualified product list SAE Society of Automotive Engineers SDO standards development organization SPI single process initiative TACOM (United States Army) Tank-automotive and Armaments Command 53

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At the request of the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD), through its Defense Science and Technology Reliance Group Sub-area for Materials and Processes, a committee was formed by the National Materials Advisory Board to organize and conduct a workshop on technical strategies for the adoption of commercial standards in defense procurement. This book details the findings of that committee.

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